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Fans Responding, Milwaukee Mile Ticket Sales Up 13% From 2005
Milwaukee, WI (March 1, 2006) – As ticket renewals continue to stream in to
The Milwaukee Mile ticket office, the new promoter group in place at the
historic speedway is enthused by fan response and the positive direction
heading into the 2006 season of auto racing.
Milwaukee Mile Holdings LLC, a company formed by Chairman Craig Stoehr and
President & CEO Andy Randall, took control of the promoter operations of
The Mile at the beginning of the year.
“We are encouraged by the response of renewals from our loyal fan base, with
a healthy 13.0% revenue increase in the month of February 2006, as compared to
February 2005. This is a strong indication of what we are confident will
be a great season of auto racing at America’s Legendary Oval,” said
Randall.
The Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 Champ Car World Series event on Sunday
afternoon, June 4th kicks off the race season at The Milwaukee Mile, the
oldest operating motor speedway in the world. It will be Champ Car’s
only oval appearance of the season.
Already in place is a lowered ticket price policy virtually across the board,
to attract more sports fans to experience the thrill of world class
championship auto racing on four major race weekends, including Champ Car
World Series, NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, IRL IndyCar Series and
ARCA RE/MAX Series events.
Money-saving Milwaukee Mile full season ticket packages include all four race
weekends, while racing fans also have the option of purchasing a ticket
package for the two world-class open wheel weekends, or the speedway’s two
stock car weekends. Premium seating is still available for packages that
include the highly coveted and in-demand NASCAR Busch Series AT&T 250,
which will be held under the lights on Saturday evening, June 24. The
number of full-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competitors racing in the
AT&T 250 at The Mile is up to seven, with the recent addition of drivers
Kevin Harvick and J.J. Yeley.
“We’re well over what we expected, in terms of interest and entries
received in our “Extra Mile Giveaway” website contest we kicked off in
conjunction with the Daytona 500, which will award fans Milwaukee Mile NASCAR
VIP Weekend packages for the AT&T 250 and Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200,
along with an opportunity to win a trip for two to the NASCAR Championship
weekend in sunny Miami in November,” said Stoehr.
Individual tickets are now available for all events through The Milwaukee Mile
ticket office, including family-friendly $9.00 tickets to The Mile’s Champ
Car weekend, June 2nd – 4th, and to the ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225 weekend
July 21-23, featuring the stars of the Indianapolis 500.
Also among the many new offerings to look forward to this season is the
Milwaukee Mile Victory Club, which enables individuals to experience
previously unavailable corporate-level hospitality for only $79.00 per person.
For additional information on Milwaukee Mile ticket packages and events, call
(414) 453-8277, or visit The Milwaukee Mile website located at www.milwaukeemile.com.
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